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This is my new series of beamshots for 2010. This time I have them a little more exposed to produce a more realistic look. Ie. If you squint when using the light, the hotspot will seem slighty overexposed.

Many thanks for doing this great comparison! It's very helpful to see all these lights rounded up like this.

Out of curiosity, does the LX2 really seem that much more impressive than the M60 in person as it does in the beamshots? Somehow I was under the impression that the M60 was pretty similar to the E2DL in output and throw, which seems here to be much closer to the performance of the LX2 than the M60 is. Anyway, I'm just curious if these beamshots are pretty representative of what your own eye sees in the real world.

And if the LX2 really is that much more impressive than the M60, that just might settle my LX2 vs. A2L decision before the A2L is even released. (After all, I don't see how a reflector in a light the diameter of the A2L is going to throw even remotely as far as the LX2 looks like it does here.)

The thing is, the LX2 is just one big hotspot pretty much.
So yes, what you point it at is lit more than the M60, but the surrounding area, is better lit by the M60, creating more usable light.
I personally prefer the M60, as it is more versatile, and has greater spill.
But i can't draw a conclusion until i compare at further distances!

I havn't done a longer distance comparison just yet, as i am still a bit ill.

But i will be sure to get some longer distances in the near future.

Edit - Oh and in comparison with the E2DL and M60.
My M60 definitely out throws my E2DL.
There are trees down the road approx. 114m away, the M60 just lights them up, but you can't notice the E2DL on the trees.
(These trees a fairly well illuminated by the street lights near by... i have to find somewhere pitch black to test the throw properly)

Edit - Oh and in comparison with the E2DL and M60.
My M60 definitely out throws my E2DL.
There are trees down the road approx. 114m away, the M60 just lights them up, but you can't notice the E2DL on the trees.
(These trees a fairly well illuminated by the street lights near by... i have to find somewhere pitch black to test the throw properly)

My next flashlight is going to be one of the 'larger' 2 cr123 lights. My potentials were the olight m20 warrior, surefire lx2, jetbeam 3 military, and the fenix tk11. Which one would you say is your favorite?

I've been trying to talk myself into a lx2, but from your review I just don't know if the seemingly slightly more powerful beam is enough to justify the extra cost and no r18650's when compared to the tk11 which seemed to have the next best beam balance

I'd like to see pictures testing these flashlights throw at longer distance, then I think I'd have all the info I need